<p>Hi, I am currently a high school senior. It's been exactly a week since my first day of school, and to say the least, physics isn't really my forte. I feel like my teacher doesn't explain the lessons very good, and he gives out 4-6 questions pop quizzes almost every other day, so each question holds a lot of weight. I keep getting in the 40-60 range, so I think my average is pretty bad right now.</p>
<p>For my first three years of high school, my overall average is ~97. I'm worried that colleges would think that I am slacking off my first semester of senior year bc of physics. Should I drop and switch into AP Environmental?</p>
<p>I'm thinking of waiting until after my first physics test to see if I should really drop.
Btw, I'm majoring in business, so physics isn't really a "necessity" but I'm aware that colleges like to see a student take all 3 science courses: chemistry, biology, and physics.</p>
<p>I'm currently taking:
AP Physics 1
AP Spanish
AP Literature
AP Gov
AP Calculus AB</p>
<p>A. The problem is likely you, not the teacher.
B. That said, given your other courses and intended major, dropping it would probably not be the worst thing in the world depending on where you intend to apply. But let’s face it, AP Physics 1 isn’t going to impress any Ivy anyway.</p>
<p>If you don’t like AP Physics and you’ve already taken the other AP sciences, you can go ahead and drop if you feel like you’ll struggle in it. I took Physics B last year and spent almost all of it wishing I HAD dropped for EnviSci, haha. Since Physics 1 is like half of Physics B, I agree that colleges probably won’t care too much if you don’t take it–as long as you have some sort of science under your belt senior year, you should be all right. </p>
<p>Continue with physics. It is recommended at most colleges, regardless of your major. AP Physics 1 is an intro level physics course. Get a prep book and study on your own, use online resources, Im sure you can make it through,</p>